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Building Back Better

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood's Build Back Better highlights

What the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law does for the 14th District

Rep. Underwood helped successfully secure over $17 billion in funding for Illinios, which can be used for projects across Illinios' 14th District, including:

PROJECT NAME: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport

LOCATION: 3232 Pleasant St, DeKalb, IL 60115

AMOUNT SECURED: $159,000

PROJECT NAME: Algonquin Road (Various Intersections) and Wilmot Road at Main Street Intersection Improvements

LOCATION: Algonquin Road (Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin) and intersection of Wilmot & Main in Spring Grove, Illinois

PROJECT SPONSOR: McHenry County Division of Transportation

AMOUNT SECURED: $2,400,000

PROJECT NAME: Bliss Rd/Fabyan from Fabyan to Bliss Rd

LOCATION: Fabyan Parkway at Main Street, Geneva, Illinois 60134

PROJECT SPONSOR: Kane County

AMOUNT SECURED: $7,000,000

PROJECT NAME: DeKalb Traffic Signal Upgrades

LOCATION: City of DeKalb, Illinois 60115

PROJECT SPONSOR: City of DeKalb

AMOUNT SECURED: $570,000

PROJECT NAME: Fox River Regional Trail: Hoover Forest Preserve-Fox River Bluffs Connecting Trail Segment

LOCATION: Kendall County Forest Preserve District, Hoover and Fox River Bluffs Forest Preserves; Yorkville, Illinois 60560

PROJECT SPONSOR: Kendall County Forest Preserve District

AMOUNT SECURED: $240,000

PROJECT NAME: Main Street Reconstruction from Randall Road to Van Nortwick Avenue

LOCATION: Main Street, Batavia, Illinois 60510

PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Batavia

AMOUNT SECURED: $600,000

PROJECT NAME: US Route 20 and Reinking Road Roundabout

LOCATION: Northwest Elgin, Illinois at the municipal boundary between the City of Elgin and the Village of Pingree Grove, at the intersection of US Route 20/Oak Street and Reinking Road.

PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Elgin

AMOUNT SECURED: $1,200,000

PROJECT NAME: Wolfs Crossing Road from US 34 Chicago Road to Eola Road – Douglas Road Intersection

LOCATION: Wolfs Crossing at Douglas Road, Oswego, Illinois 60543

PROJECT SPONSOR: Village of Oswego, Illinois

AMOUNT SECURED: $1,205,500

PROJECT NAME: Woodstock Railyard Relocation & Expansion

LOCATION: Lamb Road at UPRR, Woodstock, Illinois 60098

PROJECT SPONSOR: County of McHenry, Illinois

AMOUNT SECURED: $4,000,000

PROJECT NAME: 143rd St from IL 59 to IL 126

LOCATION: 143rd St in Plainfield, Illinois 60544

PROJECT SPONSOR: Village of Plainfield, Illinois

AMOUNT SECURED: $2,500,000

Additional information on Underwood-sponsored projects in the 14th District can be found here.

The law will also support healthy, sustainable transportation options for the 14th District including Metra, Pacebus, and Amtrak. Northeastern Illinois (Chicago, IL-IN and Round Lake-McHenry, IL-WI) is estimated to receive $784.6 million in FY2022 and more than $4 billion over the FY2022-2026 period.